With the 2006 Grand National Cross
Country (GNCC) and World Off Road
Championship Series (WORCS) meets concluding
at the end of October, the Polaris Outlaw
proved it was a worthy competitor its
inaugural year on the race circuit.
Two GNCC Class Championships
“4-Stroke Stock A/B” Racer Todd Rothermel
and “Super Senior (50+)” Racer John
Gallagher finished the 2006 GNCC meet on top
of their respective classes. Rothermel
finished the season with seven victories and
two seconds with a total of 178 points.
Gallagher had nine first place finishes, one
second and one third with a total of 180
points.
Women’s Pro Stephanie Parton hit the
podium 10 out of 13 starts, with eight
second place finishes and two third places,
ending the season third overall in the
Women’s division, just one point behind
Angel Atwell.
WORCS Stock
Stock A Racer, Jeff Bertuzzi dominated
the Stock A class by hitting the podium for
six first and two second places finishes
over the nine-race meet. Bertuzzi lead the
Stock A point standings at the break and
never looked back. He finished the season
with 177 points.
“We’re proud of all our sponsored racers
and equally proud of all the loyal Polaris
riders that we weren’t able to sponsor this
year,” said Jeff LeFever, marketing manager
for the ATV Division at Polaris. “The goal
for the Outlaw was to prove the
competitiveness of an IRS sport quad, and it
has proven itself in both series.”
SCORE International
Polaris will be offering a contingency
program for is the SCORE International Baja
1000, November 15-18. Any Outlaw or Predator
rider is eligible for the contingency of
$25,000 for first place, $5,000 for second
place or $2,500 for third place.
Information about Polaris’ plans for the
2007 racing season will be announced early
2007.
About Polaris
With annual 2005 sales of $1.9 billion,
Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and
markets snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs), Victory motorcycles and the Polaris
RANGER for recreational and utility use.
Polaris is a recognized leader in the
snowmobile industry; and one of the largest
manufacturers of ATVs in the world. Victory
motorcycles, established in 1998 and
representing the first all-new American-made
motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60
years, are rapidly making impressive
in-roads into the motorcycle cruiser
marketplace. Polaris also enhances the
riding experience with a complete line of
Pure Polaris apparel, accessories and parts,
available at Polaris dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc. trades on the New
York Stock Exchange and Pacific Stock
Exchange under the symbol “PII,” and the
Company is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600
stock price index.
Information about the complete line of
Polaris products, apparel and vehicle
accessories is available from authorized
Polaris dealers or anytime from the Polaris
homepage at
www.polarisindustries.com.
